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Reissues
Simple Minds celebrate 40th anniversary of Sparkle In The Rain with special edition. Originally released in February 1984, Sparkle In The Rain was Simple Minds’ sixth studio album and, following 1982’s crossover album New…
Review: Erasure – Cowboy (Reissue)
Review: Erasure – Cowboy (Reissue) ★★★★☆ Known to most devotees as ‘The album where Vince Clarke dressed as a cactus on tour’, 1997’s Cowboy is Erasure reminding fans and themselves…
Review: Nik Kershaw – The MCA Years
Nik Kershaw – The MCA Years is a long-overdue boxset for the singer-songwriter who brought a proggy flourish to the 80s charts Nik Kershaw – The MCA Years ★★★★☆ In…
Review: Duran Duran re-release first five albums
Duran Duran re-release the first five albums has them sounding (mostly) shiny again… Duran Duran ★★★★★ Rio ★★★★★ Seven And The Ragged Tiger ★★★☆☆ Notorious ★★★★☆ Big Thing ★★★★☆ More…
Rusty Egan Presents BLITZED! Review
Various Artists – Rusty Egan Presents BLITZED! (Demon) At last, the DJ who soundtracked a revolution is ready to share his secrets. Just don’t ask him if he invented the…
Tina Turner – Break Every Rule box set review
\Initially failing to top the charts, Tina Turner’s Break Every Rule album gets a major remaster. Here’s what we thought of the reissue boxset… Following the career resuscitation of Private…
Life Moves Pretty Fast: The John Hughes Mixtapes boxset review
John Hughes’ legendary 80s films soundtracked a generation, his new boxset Life Moves Pretty Fast combines the hit tracks all in one place. But does it still have the same…
The Human League: The Virgin Years Box Set review
We deep dive into The Human League’s The Virgin Years LP boxset featuring best-selling albums like Dare, Romantic? and more. Here’s what we think… Something of a misnomer, this vinyl…
Depeche Mode – Playing the Angel: The 12″ Singles review
Could this be the best Depeche Mode 12” boxset since 1990’s Violator? Read our full review of the band’s 10-disc dance triumph… Effectively the last hurrah for multi-format physical singles,…
Seal: Seal Deluxe Edition Boxset review
The latest deluxe boxset from Seal is a timely reminder that he remains one of Britain’s premier league pop stars and that producer Trevor Horn is a right raver when…